Josh Naylor’s New Comments Will Fire Up Mariners Fans

The Seattle Mariners are fortunately keeping Josh Naylor around for at least the next five seasons.

Naylor inked a five-year, $92.5 million deal with Seattle that includes a no-trade clause. That in itself is enough to get Mariners fans excited. He's an All-Star slugger who solves the team's years-long issue at first base immediately. He's someone who can hit 30 homers and also steal 30 bases. There aren't many guys who can do that.

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On top of his performance on the field, his comments off of it will get Mariners fans excited.

The Mariners slugger had a perfect message for the fans

Oct 20, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) celebrates with first baseman Josh Naylor (12) after hitting a home run in the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during game seven of the ALCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images | Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

"Obviously, you could have tested the open market,” Naylor said as transcribed by MLB.com's Daniel Kramer. “That's what most of the free agents do. For me, I think -- talking to my agent, talking to my family -- like, we knew where we wanted to go, and we got a deal done at a fair rate that we wanted.

“And as much as it is, as great as it is, to get the most you can, I am more than comfortable here. I love this place. I love this fan base, I love this city, I love my teammates and I'm super thankful to be back. We got a fair deal done, and I'm just grateful. I'm blessed. I'm not very greedy in that sense. I just want to win baseball games. I want to win for the city...

"I felt like that last loss, not that I had to come back, but I wanted to come back,” Naylor said, “to give this fan base and this city and my teammates and their families a World Series in the next five years, or multiple World Series, or multiple pennants."

He couldn't have had a better message after inking this long-term deal with Seattle. He said all of the right things and now Seattle has a few months to add more pieces on top of him as well. If there ever was a good time to be a Mariners fan, it would be right now.

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